Darth Vader’s lightsaber used in ‘I am your father’ duel sells for nearly US$5 million
A lightsaber used by Darth Vader in the Star Wars films The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi sold on Thursday for nearly US$5 million in an auction. The lightsaber, which was used in the climactic duel in Cloud City where Vader tells Luke Skywalker “I am your father”, sold for US$4.875 million at the Ultimate Star Wars Auction held by Heritage Auctions in London, Britain. The sale marks…
A lightsaber used by Darth Vader in the Star Wars films The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi sold for nearly US$5 million at an auction on Thursday. According to the South China Morning Post, the item sold for US$4.875 million during the Ultimate Star Wars Auction held by Heritage Auctions in London, Britain.
The South China Morning Post notes the lightsaber was used during the climactic duel in Cloud City when Vader tells Luke Skywalker, “I am your father.” The Winnipeg Free Press also reported that the lightsaber used in those two films sold for nearly $5 million on Thursday.
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